Mission Road Ground
| Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground | |
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| Ground information | |
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| Location | Kau Pui Lung, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°19′23″N 114°11′6″E / 22.32306°N 114.18500°E |
| Establishment | 1976 |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Tenants | Hong Kong national cricket team Hong Kong women's national cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a n/a | |
| International information | |
| First ODI | 26 January 2016: Hong Kong v  Scotland |
| Last ODI | 8 November 2016: Hong Kong v  Papua New Guinea |
| First T20I | 30 January 2016: Hong Kong v Scotland |
| Last T20I | 13 March 2024: Nepal v Papua New Guinea |
| First WT20I | 14 June 2023: Malaysia v  United Arab Emirates |
| Last WT20I | 4 December 2024: Hong Kong v  China |
| As of 13 March 2024 Source: Cricinfo | |
The Mission Road Ground or Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground is a multi-purpose sports field on Tin Kwong Road in Kau Pui Lung, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The ground is mainly used for cricket matches. It was opened in 1976, and the first cricket match played there was between a Hong Kong XI and the Queensland Colts.[1]
History
[edit]In November 2015, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that it had approved the ground as venue for holding One Day International (ODI) matches,[2] the venue thus became the first international cricket venue in East Asia and China.[clarify]
On 26 January 2016, the ground hosted its first ODI when Hong Kong played against Scotland in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[3] A second scheduled ODI was washed out.[4] On the two following days, the first two Twenty20 Internationals at the ground were played, between the same teams.[5]
In February 2020, Interport Series was scheduled to be played at this venue but was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in China.[clarify][6][7] The series was then moved to Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur.[8]
List of Five Wicket Hauls
[edit]One Day Internationals
[edit]| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Soper | 6 November 2016 | Papua New Guinea |
Hong Kong |
2 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 4.1 | Won[9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong Saturday XI v Queensland Colts". Cricket Archive. The Cricketer. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "Hong Kong makes breakthrough to host its first ODI". ESPNcricinfo. 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 17th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 19th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "Records / Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "Hong Kong to host Malaysa in 5-Match T20I series!". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Hong Kong vs Malaysia T20I Interport Series Called Off". Cricket Hong Kong. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Malaysia to host Hong Kong in rescheduled T20I Series". Cricket Malaysia. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea tour of Hong Kong, 2nd ODI: Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea at Mong Kok, Nov 6, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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